Tag: hiking

Tavy Cleave

Ok so I posted ( unusually on Facebook ) about my favorite place ( one of ) on Dartmoor. This being the Tavy Cleave area, just up from the Lanes End car park ( SX 53712 82384 ) …PLEASE NOTE this area is an active firing range. PLEASE check the times that the MoD are …

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End of an Era..

Well, sad news indeed, from 1st November 2025 the High Moorland Visitor Centre at Princetown will be no more, personally the next best one will be the Postbridge Centre which is a newer build, Postbridge opening hours are found here, it will be sad to see the Princetown centre go, just like when the one …

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Good news for Dartmoor

Finally, there is some great news for Dartmoor. For too long, there have been question marks on the right to roam and camp. Certain landowners have tried to put a stop to this because of a small group of people that do not respect the moors. However, the major amount of people accessing the moors …

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Hiking ( walking ) / Horse Riding / Biking

Now..its not often I feel the need to blog about this, But I ( well myself and my son who rides with me ) are seeing an increasing amount of rudness or rather bad etiquette from the more “casual” walkers on Dartmoor…We have a very good relationship with hikers and horse riders in particular, as …

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Dartmoor National Park

Ok so some of you guys maybe aware that DNP are “re-vamping” their Byelaws … Now some of the suggestions are GREAT, like a TOTAL ban on any kind of BBQ equipment on the Moorlands..However there seems to be a knee jerk reaction on things like Wild Camping ( this has already been contested ) …

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Daily(ish) Dartmoor

Ok, not so even daily(ish!) things have been a tad mad here with the Moore family! Anyway, this photo is on the East Dart looking up at Sandy Hole Pass

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Daily(ish) Dartmoor

Ok, now I am really quite missing getting on to Dartmoor, so I’m going to pick a random picture and post here. First one is …

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Thank you DNP!

A big thanks to DNP for fixing the bridge that’s part of the granite and gears track, the bridge has been out for a long while, but DNP and team have done a fab job in repairing it, thanks!!! Below photo curtesy of DNP

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Magnetic North on the move

Originally from https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/2019/03/magnetic-north-continues-its-march-to-the-east/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=99b1872a-dc50-4aa0-a4b1-1a4137347862 As expert map readers will know, when you’re out and about navigating with a compass, there is a difference between magnetic north (where the compass points) and grid north (the vertical blue grid lines shown on OS maps). And if you’re exploring in the west of Great Britain, there is a change …

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Bridleway Signs Part II

Ok so the Postbridge to Challacombe – Headland Warren – Postbridge  loop In places there were good signage, however….                                                                         …

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